Salivary Flashcards
Most common causes of sialadenosis (non-inflammatory enlarge of glands)
DM, bulimia, alcoholism, malnutrition
Leafless tree
sialography finding in sialadenosis
In Sialadenosis acinar cells are enlarged and the cytoplasm is full of ____
zymogen granules
adenomatoid hyperplasia of the minor salivary glands
pseudotumor, localized swelling of minor salivary glands, look like normal acini that are just greater in number than usual
Most common site of all salivary gland tumors
Parotid 61-80%
What % of salivary gland tumors are in the submandibular gland
8-11%
What percent of parotid gland tumors are warthin tumors
5-22%
__% of salivary gland tumors occur in the sublingual gland. Of those tumor what percent are malignant
1%; 70-95%
Second most common site for salivary gland tumors
Minor glands: 9-28%.
42-54% of these are on the palate
What % of salivary tumors occurring on the lips are on the upper lip. What % of these tumors are malignant?
74-87%
9-25% of upper lip salivary gland tumors are malignant
What % of lower lip salivary gland tumors are malignant
tumors are much more rare in this location but much more frequently malignant 43-86%
A salivary gland tumor that occurs _______, has a 95% chance of being malignant
retromolar pad
What % of minor salivary gland tumors are malignant
38-49%
Most common salivary neoplasm
Pleomorphic adenoma
What translocation is characteristic in PA (occurs in 70% of tumors)
PLAG1- pleomorphic adenoma gene chromo region 8q12
Most PAs occur in the ___lobe of the parotid
superficial lobe
What causes a dumbbell shaped tumor mass that may be seen on the pharyngeal wall or soft palate
PA growing within the deep lobe of the parotid (10%)
what cells produce the characteristic stroma of a PA
myoepithelial cells
PAs with a higher % of ___ recur more
higher myxoid component
What % of PAs transform to carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma
3-4%
Another name for oncocytoma
oxyphilic adenoma
__% of oncocytomas are found in the parotid gland
85-95%
What stains are positive in oncocytes
PTAH- phosphotungstic acid and hemotoxylin
PAS+
PASD-